Hinge.



J. B. MAYO.

HINGE.

APPLIGATION FILED JAH.Z0,190B.

906,048. Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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HINGE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed. January 20, 1908. Serial No. 411,855.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JUNIUs B. MAYO, citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas,

in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in hinges.

The object of the invention is to provide wings or straps connected to the hinge pintle adapted to be secured to parts standing at an angle to the leaves of the hinge, acting not only as additional supports, but to prevent the hinge from becoming loose and pulling away from the part to which it is attached, and to accomplish this in a novel manner.

Another object is to reduce the expense of manufacture of this style of hinge by producing the same in a simple and compact form and obviating odd parts and to perform this without detracting from the strength, usefulness or appearance of the hinge.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention has relation to certain novel features of construction, a preferable embodiment of which is described in the speciiioation and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a partial elevation of a door and its j amb, showing my hinge applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing the hinge in plan, Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of a gate and its post, showing my invention applied to a strap hinge, Fig. 4 is a horizontal section view, showing the strap hinge in plan, and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the strap hinge and the wings.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a butt hinge formed with the usual leaves 2 and knuckles 3. It will be noted that one of the knuckles 3 is formed on one of the leaves 2 while the other two knuckles are formed on the other leaf and he one above and the other below the first mentioned knuckle. From this it will be apparent that the general style and manufacture of the ordinary hinge is not changed, which of course is an important consideration, as hinges are sold comparatively cheap.

In carrying out the invention, a common pintle 4 extending beyond the knuckles 3 at each end, is provided. This pintle isof the usual construction, being formed at one end with a head 5. Narrow wings or straps 6,

each provided with a knuckle 7 and screw the other.

or nail receiving openings, register with the knuckles 3 as shown in Fig. 1.

The pintle is of sufficient length to pass through all the knuckles and to be headed as indicated at 8, thus holding the parts in close working relation. The wings are arranged in pairs, one wing of each pair adapted to extend in the opposite direction from It will be observed that the wings are duplicates which greatly reduces the cost of manufacturing.

In applying the hinge, the leaves 2 are secured to the door 9 and the jamb or casing 10 in the usual manner with the wings lying along the outer surfaces or faces as shown in Fig. 1. One of the wings 6 at each end of the hinge is secured to the face of the door 9 and the other wing 6 at each end extending in the opposite direction, is secured to the face of the jamb. The door is thus strongly supported and sagging is practically obviated and when the door is swung open, so that one of the leaves stands at an angle to the other, the strain is transmitted to the wings and the pintle and thus transferred from the leaves and their fastenings. Referring to Fig. 1 it will be noted that where the hinge was used with doors of light weight, the lower pair of wings 6 could be omitted.

The oppositely extending wings may be of any desired shape so that a highly ornamental hinge may be produced at a comparatively small cost and without impairing the efliciency. This cannot be accomplished where the wings are of odd shapes and the shape controlled by the construction.

In Figs. 3, 4, and 5 substantially the same parts are set forth, except that the leaves take the form of straps 11 to produce a strap hinge. The parts are assem led in the same manner. However the application is changed or reversed. One of the straps 11 of each hinge is secured to the face of a gate 12, while the other strap 11 is secured to the face of a gate post 14. The wings 6 are secured, one of each pair to the inner edge of the gate and the adjacent side of the post respectively. The effect and operation is practically the same as in Figs. 1 and 2.

It is obvious that the wings are applicable to almost any style of hinge having a pintle and the strength and advantage gained more than repays the slight additional expense of manufacture.

It is to be observed that the wings are free to swing past the leaves or straps, so that the application of the wings and the leaves to t eir supports may be readily reversed. As for instance the wings 6 in Fig. 1 may be swung past the leaves 2 and the latter secured to the faces of the door and jamb and the wings secured to the adjacent edges of the jamb and the door, producing the same relation of arts as in Fig. 3.

What I c aim, is:

In a hinge, the combination with the leaves and their knuckles, of a pintle extending beyond the knuckles, and wings pivotally associated with the leaves carried by the pintle, said wings being arranged to swing past the 1-; leaves.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J. B. MAYO.

Witnesses:

E. R. BATE, R. B. WELoH. 

